Buckets Vs Braces: is Throw Count a Preventative Measure for Injury in Youth Throwers?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 47
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- To determine if there is a difference in shoulder or elbow pain between youth athletes that threw regularly without a brace, those that used a brace and those that limited their throw count by placing the ball in a bucket during a six-week study.
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this research study is to determine if there is a difference in shoulder or elbow pain between youth athletes who throw regularly without a brace, those who use a brace, and those who limit their throw count by placing the ball in a bucket during a 12-week study.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 8 Years 至 12 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Males or females aged 8- 12 years old
- •Participation and attendance on at least 80% of practices league team
- •Only participating on one baseball team for the next 12 weeks
排除标准
- •Patients <8 or >12 years of age
- •Elbow pain at the start of the season
- •History of an elbow or shoulder injury, past surgeries
- •Participants currently under the care of a physician for an elbow or shoulder issue
- •Participants taking outside private coaching
研究组 & 干预措施
Bucket Group
Individuals assigned to this group will limit their throw count by periodically placing the ball in a bucket over study duration
干预措施: Bucket Group (Other)
Brace Group
The participants in the brace group will be asked to wear an arm brace during baseball practice for the duration of the study
干预措施: Brace Group (Device)
Control
Participants in this group will continue playing baseball with no intervention and serve as a comparison group.
结局指标
主要结局
To determine if there is a difference in shoulder or elbow pain between youth athletes that threw regularly without a brace, those that used a brace and those that limited their throw count by placing the ball in a bucket during a six-week study.
时间窗: 12 weeks
Shoulder and Elbow pain were assessed using the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic (KJOC) Shoulder and Elbow Score questionnaire. These questions are scored from 1-10 with 10 being the highest/better outcome.
次要结局
- To identify quality of life/patient and family satisfaction with the use of limiting throw count(12 weeks)
研究者
Kiran Athreya
Clinical Research Coordinator II
Children's Hospital of Orange County